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October 31, 2006

CT native George Bush : Even dumber than John Kerry

John Kerry, while campaigning yesterday in CA, told a joke and flubbed it because he's, you know, a giant goob. The joke was (in the midst of ripping on CT native George Bush):

"I can't overstress the importance of a great education. Do you know where you end up if you don't study, if you aren't smart, if you're intellectually lazy? You end up getting us stuck in a war in Iraq."

Instead he said...

"You know, education -- if you make the most of it, you study hard and you do your homework and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well.

"If you don't, you get stuck in Iraq."

In context, it's actually pretty funny. Of course, the White House, being filled with fucktards, took it completely out of context and instead of interpreting it as something that makes fun of Bush (which it did), thought that it was insult to American troops. Never mind that the Administration insults the troops every day by lying about Iraq. Not to mention that Administration officials (like the VP, SoS, SoD) lied to fucking everyone about the reason we had to invade Iraq in the first place.

Don't even get me started on the fact that the White House created the intelligence that led us to war. It didn't exist, so they made it up out of a bunch of bullshit that every intelligence agency in the world (including the CIA) said was, in fact, bullshit.

So the White House put their spin on the joke, lied about the meaning (it's a force of habit with them. Lying that is) and started whining about "John Kerry insulting the troops". Unfortunately, for CT native George Bush, no one's believing him (except the base and they're numbers are dwindling daily), the story is staying in the news and John Kerry isn't backing down.

Yep. JOHN KERRY ISN'T BACKING DOWN. Where the fuck was this John Kerry in 2004? If his statement on this doesn't impress you, then you're irredeemably stupid. Just like our President and his staff.

"If anyone thinks a veteran would criticize the more than 140,000 heroes serving in Iraq and not the president who got us stuck there, they're crazy. This is the classic G.O.P. playbook. I'm sick and tired of these despicable Republican attacks that always seem to come from those who never can be found to serve in war, but love to attack those who did.

I'm not going to be lectured by a stuffed suit White House mouthpiece standing behind a podium, or doughy Rush Limbaugh, who no doubt today will take a break from belittling Michael J. Fox's Parkinson's disease to start lying about me just as they have lied about Iraq . It disgusts me that these Republican hacks, who have never worn the uniform of our country lie and distort so blatantly and carelessly about those who have.

The people who owe our troops an apology are George W. Bush and Dick Cheney who misled America into war and have given us a Katrina foreign policy that has betrayed our ideals, killed and maimed our soldiers, and widened the terrorist threat instead of defeating it. These Republicans are afraid to debate veterans who live and breathe the concerns of our troops, not the empty slogans of an Administration that sent our brave troops to war without body armor.

Bottom line, these Republicans want to debate straw men because they're afraid to debate real men. And this time it won't work because we're going to stay in their face with the truth and deny them even a sliver of light for their distortions. No Democrat will be bullied by an administration that has a cut and run policy in Afghanistan and a stand still and lose strategy in Iraq ."

Damn, John. Good job, hermano. I still don't want you to be our nominee in 2008 but hell of a job fighting these cocksuckers.

Seriously, y'all... the only people freaking out about this are retard consultants in Washington who still don't get that 20-30% of Bush's 2004 voters WISH they'd voted for John Kerry. The more this stays in the news, it's going to get explained and people are already looking for a reason to beat up on CT native George Bush.

It may be two years too late but John Kerry made George Bush his bitch today. It's about fucking time.

UPDATE 9:06 - I'm watching CNN and Andrew Sullivan and David Gergen think this is damaging to the Democrats. They advise Kerry to get off TV and stop defending himself. Idiots. The one thing I've noticed is that everytime there has been a Democrat on TV, they've shifted the discussion from Kerry to Bush's failure. The only people dwelling on this are morons.

Methinks that when Andrew Sullivan says you should do something, you should do the complete opposite. He seem sto think this has focused attention on John Kerry. What the comment really did was open up the door for everyone to beat the hell out of President Bush. Once one guy takes a shot at the big bully, everyone gets in line to get in their licks. That's what happens in a fight and Democrats are ready for it.

Watch as this turns over the next few days, provided that Kerry doesn't back down and instead continues to articulate like he did with his statement this afternoon. Charlie Cook may get his Democratic pickup of 60 seats.

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WTF Barbara Ann?

I swear I love Barbara Ann Radnofsky and I hope she somehow beats the stuffing out of KBH, but just what am I supposed to think when I get a press release titled

Radnofsky Launches 19th Century Ad Campaign

Radnofsky Launches 19th Century Ad Campaign

Houston, Texas

October 31, 2006

"Mark Twain Would be Proud"

Barbara Ann Radnofsky, launching 5th wave of radio on the Iraq war, lauds latest 19th Century campaign:

While we’ve had great national coverage on our innovative use of technology, award-winning website, and TV puppet commercials, we've also benefited by campaigning with technology from the days of Mark Twain.

The book: Mark Twain hit the road for book and lecture tours out of financial necessity. He lost his fortune on what he ruefully admitted were harebrained investments. Finally learning his lesson, Twain wrote of the day he drove a crackpot from his door, refusing to purchase a half-interest in the most preposterous invention of all. The charlatan looking for Twain's support: Alexander Graham Bell.

Barbara Ann's book, written on her BlackBerry, was published October 1 with a press conference in San Antonio and a write-up in the New York Times. This prompted an ABC News story on the book, which in turn led to a world championship "BlackBerry type-off" in which Barbara Ann was crowned champ.

The book was also promoted at a signing with Liz Carpenter. "I enjoyed the book signing immensely,” says Barbara Ann. "Of course, it helps to be co-owner of the bookstore promoting the book."

Small town newspapers: We've taken out big ads at great prices in small newspapers. It dovetails beautifully with our vote plan and is well worth the investment. It helps since my opponent has a weekly free column in many papers, using an old photo from more than ten years ago. The Radnofsky photo is old-fashioned, surrounded by red, white, and blue bunting at one of 560 campaign stops around the state. We understand that my opponent hasn’t spent a single dollar from her $9.5 million war chest in these rural newspapers.

Radio: Popularized by Marconi in 1895, radio emerged full bore in the roaring twenties, followed by FM transmission in the 1950's. The Radnofsky campaign relies heavily on this cheap and effective form of communication. It also puts dollars back into the voters’ communities. Our opponent has refrained from radio ads, preferring to hoard her campaign dollars for other uses after “cutting and running” from her senate seat, if re-elected.

We started July 31, 2006 knowing how parents and kids travel before school starts. The radio waves were uncluttered with campaign ads in August, resulting in a massive jump in the polls in September, with my opponent dropping to 45 percent, prompting this comment from Zogby in September: "Texas’s Senate contest is suddenly closer than the incumbent would no doubt like [---] With the race now in single digits, Hutchison looks marginally vulnerable."

The campaign has posted all the radio commercials online. Listener feedback has helped refine the message, and airing commercials on over 175 stations has reached Independents, enthusiastic Radnofsky Republicans, and loyal Democrats. The Internet allows delivery of new commercials to all of the radio stations for immediate copy change. Using the Internet, in less than 24 hours a new message can be aired. We purchased key time slots for the final weeks well in advance to ensure maximal coverage.

Radnofsky’s book, "The Dancer's Dead" is available at www.lulu.com, on Amazon, and at the Brazos Bookstore in Houston. BAR

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I ain't scared of no ghost

You know, sometimes I actually feel sorry for kids these days. Sure, when I was growing up Mister H Bomb loomed over us all, but we were allowed to play dodge ball, play unsupervised with pretty much anyone we wanted ("play dates"? what nazi dreamed those up?) and Halloween was all about the candy.

Bruce Watters used to simply hand out candy on Halloween, just like his neighbors in St. Petersburg, Fla., until he decided the holiday's ghoulishness really didn't jibe with his Christian beliefs.

But rather than skip the neighborhood ritual, he's put a Christian stamp on it. For the third year in a row, kids will leave his porch with a piece of candy, plus a religious tract - a concise, colorful handout telling how to attain salvation through Jesus Christ.

Good luck with that.

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Ripping on Joe Barton

Lesson one for candidates... don't piss off bloggers (we're heartless bitches. It's because of the drinks). Lesson two for candidates... don't piss of media personalities that have far bigger megaphones than you.

Don Imus is shitting all over Joe Barton every chance he gets. And I love it, mostly because I like Dave Harris but also because Joe Barton is a douche.

Imus, whose "Imus in the Morning" program is heard on radio stations across much of the country and is seen weekday mornings on MSNBC, has described Barton as "a lying, fat little skunk from Texas," a "pipsqueak," a "coward and a crybaby" and "another congressional dirtbag" for holding up a bill on autism research.

Holding up an autism bill?Jesus, Joe... how low can you go?

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Yeah. Let's just leave it up to the fuckhead from Connecticut

Connecticut Native George Bush recently signed into law the John Warner Defense Authorization Act of 2007 which amends some super fun parts of US law like

That's right boys and girls, the Republican Congress, without too much fanfare, further enhanced Bush's dictatorial power and gave him the ability to federalize national guard troops without the authorization of the Governor of their state, gave him the ability to garrison NG units from one state in another state, and allows him to task military forces with police functions over the objections of State officials.

For the current President, "enforcement of the laws to restore public order" means to commandeer guardsmen from any state, over the objections of local governmental, military and local police entities; ship them off to another state; conscript them in a law enforcement mode; and set them loose against "disorderly" citizenry - protesters, possibly, or those who object to forced vaccinations and quarantines in the event of a bio-terror event.

The law also facilitates militarized police round-ups and detention of protesters, so called "illegal aliens," "potential terrorists" and other "undesirables" for detention in facilities already contracted for and under construction by Halliburton. That's right. Under the cover of a trumped-up "immigration emergency" and the frenzied militarization of the southern border, detention camps are being constructed right under our noses, camps designed for anyone who resists the foreign and domestic agenda of the Bush administration.

No, this isn't a bunch of Alex Jonesian conspiracy crap. It's real. I wonder how many loyal Republicans realize that their President is working hard to gut the Constitution they claim to love?

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Happy Halloween, Bitches

Happy Halloween, kids (and McBlogger-ites)! I love it! This year I am going to be a bumblebee! Can you dig it? I love it so much I think I will wear my costume to ballroom dance class. Yes, that's right, I'm taking ballroom dance lessons. It is a lot harder than you think. My partner is really good, and picks up the steps right away. I am not so fortunate. Mr. Happy Feet just moves along like that spry little Joey Lawrence, and I plod along after him like a brain damaged Clydesdale. I think he is trying to sabotage me. He likes to give me a shove when I go to twirl just to hear me squeal. I chalk his behavior up to the fact that he is an actor. He says it might help him land a future performance in a play if he knows how to do these dances. I guess I can see that. I don't see it helping me any. I don't think anyone is going to buy a house because I can tango.

Anyway, finding something interesting to write about has been more difficult that sitting through an entire episode of 'Breaking Bonaduce'. Have things been kinda boring, or is it just me? Here are the few things that gave me pause.

Madonna
I really don't care if she adopts that baby or not. I really don't get what the big stink is about. After Brad and Angelina this kind of thing is just old hat. Something did occur to me as I was looking at a pictureof Madonna. She is starting to resemble the dried apple head I made in kindergarten for Halloween. If you had a childhood, you know what I'm talking about.

Britney & new baby

It seems the little tyke is not named Sutton Pierce. I was actually glad to read this. I know I'm weird, but I never liked that name. Sutton rhymes with mutton. Babies as meat is so Jonathan Swift. Anyway, it seems they have named the baby Jayden James, which is totally gay. I even know what part of the float he is going to be on (the bantamweight at the front of the float, dancing with his arms in the air). However, I strike it up to his influence that Britney is starting to dress better.

Mary Kate and Nicole
Come the fuck on! I know this is an overtired subject, but it has seriously gone on for too fucking long! Seriously, look at her. I could pick her up and stir my scotch with her. Now Nicole Richie is in a treatment facility for nutrition. It is delaying the taping of another season of 'The Simple Life'. Get it together baby girl! Those average joes aren't going to annoy themselves! Irritation is the one thing you do really well. Get to it!













NBC & The CW
The Weinstein Company has accused NBC and the CW of banning ads for the Dixie Chick's documentary 'Shut up and Sing'. I sincerely hope that is not the case. I might expect such behavior from NBC, but CW, say it isn't so! How can the home of 'Veronica Mars' be so foolish? Pull your shit together and grow a pair! It's not like you can't use the money or that you're too classy to run this.











Bratz
I was in Toys "R" Us last week looking for a birthday gift for my 5 year old cousin. I thought it would be fun, but it proved exceedingly difficult. Every toy seemed too retro or too tacky. Do little girls still play with Cabbage Patch dolls? Anyway, I checked out a phenomenon that I had heard about on 'The Soup'. BRATZ! Now I have been told that I tend to be somewhat old fashioned, but this is incredibly fucked up! Are we training a nation of little girls to be scantily clad baby prostitutes? Kumi. Yasmin. Jade. Roxxi. Sasha. That is not a list of cartoon characters. That is roll call at a brothel. I checked out a talking Bratz doll. The box was designed to allow you to press the button to try it out and instructed you to ask the doll a question. I asked, "Oh omnipotent Yasmin, should I purchase a wildly inappropriate doll for a young impressionable child that might possibly lead her to desire a future in the sex trade?" The doll's answer was "Hard to say." I went with my gut and decided against it. She is going to have to make do with watching that slutty crap on TV. I'm glad I'm aware of it though. If my cousin starts talking like a bobble headed valley girl I will know where to place the blame.

Anyway, everyone deserves a good fright on Halloween...Now, I love, love, love Dolly Parton so I am not going to rip into her. Although the photo does make me a little concerned for Dakota Fanning. No, now that I think about her performance in 'War of the Worlds', the little wench deserves whatever she gets. I hate her and her retard dolphin scream.

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So Fat People Really Are More Stupid

At least, so say the French.

The new five-year study of more than 2,200 adults claims to have found a link between obesity and the decline in a person's cognitive function. The research, conducted by French scientists, which is published in this month's Neurology journal, involved men and women aged between 32 and 62 taking four mental ability tests that were then repeated five years later.

The researchers found that people with a Body Mass Index – a measure of body fat – of 20 or less could recall 56 per cent of words in a vocabulary test, while those who were obese, with a BMI of 30 or higher, could remember only 44 per cent.

The fatter subjects also showed a higher rate of cognitive decline when they were retested five years later: their recall dropped to 37.5 per cent, whereas those with a healthy weight retained their level of recall.

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October 30, 2006

Beer Goggles

This video just screamed McBlogger to me.

Question is, does it work for gin and tonic as well?

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"It hurts"

No real reason to post this, other than that I found it funny. Chalk it up to a slooooow day.

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Contractor abuse? Say it ain't so...

DailyKos poster jorndorff has a great article up about Republican's hindering oversight of government contractors by Congress. Instead of doing the right thing for the country, as the Democrats did in World War 2 and Vietnam, the Republicans have allowed their contributors to feed uninterrupted at the government trough.

Nowhere is this more apparent than in the recent firing of 60 contracted investigators from the Surveys & Investigations Staff (S&IS) of the House Appropriations Committee. The S&IS has been an active component of the House Appropriations Committee for 63 years, made up of former employees of the FBI, CIA and other federal investigative bodies. The bulk of its work is done covertly, its findings largely classified and rarely published.

On October 16th, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Jerry Lewis (R-CA) unilaterally fired the 60 contractors, leaving the unit gutted with only 16 permanent investigators remaining in the unit. (Lewis himself has spent over $50k on lawyers over the course of this past month, as federal investigators continue to look into his history with the Copeland, Lowery, Jacquez, Denton and White lobbying firm and more specifically former disgraced congressman-turned-lobbyist Bill Lowery.)

So, I guess Republicans are for less government only when it comes to making sure taxpayers are actually getting their money used efficiently. This is especially intereating in light of all the stories about bad acts (here and here) with taxpayer funds by Halliburton, the former corporate home of VP Cheney. But there's no collusion there. Yeah, and I'm a washing machine.

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Is John Davis a retard?

This is John Davis. I would say this is John Davis on drugs but I'm not sure if he is or not. I'd like to believe he is because I'm all about giving people the benefit of the doubt as to intelligence and this, if he wasn't tripping balls, makes him look like a retard.

How fucking hard is it to say that you think that protecting the environment, improving air quality and better public health should take a back seat to jobs? Jobs at chemical plants that would rather dump shit into the air than clean up their emissions.

You know, before the EPA and Clean Air Act existed, back in the early 70's, people said we were going to lose jobs if we restricted industry. We did but not many. We also got a cleaner environment, less asthma and respiratory illness and a better quality of life for our kids. Industry, and the economy, has prospered since then... the naysayers were wrong then.

They are wrong now, as well, but John Davis is too stupid to know that. Do what you can to help out Sherri Matula because we need people smarter and more able than John Davis in the Capital!

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October 29, 2006

New John Courage commercial

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McBlogger's Humor Tips

Funny

Todd Staples and his GIANT freak head. Always funny, day or night. Sister Ruth would call it a 'laff riot' because she has a good sense of humor and thinks funny things are, you know, funny. That, unfortunately, is mitigated by the fact that she's also pretty lame for using phrases like 'laff riot'.

Martha Wong in cowboy drag.

Not Funny


Stupid attack ads that try to imitate the style of South Park and fail miserably. Oh, so very, very miserably.

Super Not Funny

Martha Wong and her retard bangs. Girl, 1958 called and it wants it's hair back!

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Sunday morning fun

Some people love the smell of punditry in the morning. They'll spend Sunday flipping between shows like Meet the Press and Face the Nation Late Edition and Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz. The rest of us tiptoe quietly by them and prefer things like David Letterman skewering Bill O'Reilly. Enjoy (until CBS has it yanked)!

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October 28, 2006

Republican Dirty Tricks in Travis County

OK. So, most of y'all know that I work part time for the county elections division. Tonight, one of our trainees let us know that they'd been invited by the Republican Party to a "special training" for election judges. The Republicans are holding a training to instruct their judges how to pre-screen voters. There's only one reason, that I can think of, to PRE-SCREEN...to prevent or discourage people from voting.

Here's what's happened today...spread the word as far as you can reach...

Well, my friend actually attended the secret election judge training at Republican HQ today. He recorded the whole thing. He's given it to Travis County, the Secretary of State, the Democratic party, the ACLU, and is awaiting a call from Keith Obermann from MSNBC.

In the secret Republican training, the "trainer" suggested that both Provisional Balloting and Failsafe Voting were actually the invention of our County Clerk/Democrats to mess up the voting process for Republican voters. Why is this sinister? ---The County Clerk/Democrats did not invent procedures to harm Republican voters in Travis County. In fact, provisional voting was created as a result of the Helping Americans Vote Act. It's a federal policy, not local. Further, Failsaife Voting is a procudure created by the Secretary of State of Texas...a Republican. The "Trainer" is giving local judges false information in an attempt to politicize the election process and the county clerk. He is fanning the flames creating an atmosphere wherein changing the rules of an eleciton on the fly would be considered a reasonable act given how poorly the local elections are run.

Get it??

Politicizing the election at a local level by blaming local officials for unpopular laws and procedures created by the federal government (Republican Run) and the Secretary of State of Texas (Republican).

Beyond that, the training materials they were using had several procedures outlined incorrectly. For example, you are allowed to bring outside material into the polling place as a reference. ...According to these Republicans, you cannot. There were others, but they are of a very technical nature.

Here's what you need to know:

You do NOT have to have a photo ID to vote. You can use a voter registration card, green card, passport, Sam's card (w/ photo), work badge, printed check from govt. entitiy, bank statement, utility bill, any official government communicaiton to you on letterhead with your name and address. Further, you do not have to have a current license or voter registration card. You can use an out of date piece of ID.

Don't be fooled!!!

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Attorney General Greg Abbott likes to spend your money... on his campaign

EVERYONE is posting about this today... so, I'm joining in but not actually writing much of anything because that's like, you know, hard and stuff. That and it's Saturday, I've been working all day and I'm really ready for a much deserved nap.

Mama needs to rest her eyes. Especially if I'm going to be drinking with The Mayor and Sister Ruth tonight. I'll add only my minor commentary that Attorney General Greg Abbott is buttcrust. Just look at some of our classic posts about Attorney General Greg Abbott.

TXSharon has an excellent post up on KOS about it. As does just about everyone else in the TexRoots (just check the LeftyBlog's wire). Canofun (who we LURVE, by the way) also has some video up from the WFAA-Dallas report that kicked off the fun.

Go DVO! Kick Attorney General Greg Abbott's ample ass!

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Great Christmas idea for your mom

Well, for YOUR mom, maybe... mine would kill me if I gave her a pair of these

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October 27, 2006

Perry keeps it going with the weird comments...

First there was this (which, coincidentally, proves Gromer Jeffers has a great sense of humor)

Gov. Rick Perry grabbed a hunk of rare roast beef and tossed away the bread."Hold on. I'm getting some of this meat," he said before answering a question for a reporter hanging out on his campaign bus.

Earlier in the week was this from an article talking about the budget surplus he's all excited about which HASN'T EVEN materialized yet. The other part of this that's funny (aside from the comment) is that he wants to cut taxes that have yet to be levied. I guess that means we're just going to hand people money?

“Our budget surplus is going to be so friggin’ big,” Perry said. “So why not lower the [business] tax rate down to three-fourths of a cent, or a half-cent? . . . I’m all for that.”

Put the two together and what Failure is really saying is that

This meat is so friggin' big!

Take the dick outta your ass, sweets. I thought Geoff was in Africa or some insane place... so, the real question is, Who IS fucking Governor Failure?

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Young Republicans give Sex Advice to Porn Website

Ok, it's "intellectual porn" or "salacious sexual content on a website" - whatever you call it, it's my favorite website (and maybe second to BOR)

Nerve.com has some of the best articles around (yes, I read it for the articles!), but this takes the cake. In honor of Election season, Nerve has come out with it's Politics edition with one of the first articles being their weekly advice column being "Sex Advice from....Republican Activists."

The first thing I noticed about this is, well, all the interviewees are under the age of 28. What could they possibly know about sex! (Oops, sorry about that 24, you're excluded - I swear!...) The second was Nerve throwing them softballs! I mean, come on, some of those questions are juvenile...

But next week, stay tuned for ... "Sex Advice from......Democratic Strategists!"

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Great story on the Ag Commissioner's race

Yet again, Hank continues to make Flip-Flop Todd his bitch. Oh, and again... Hello Staples Staffers and welcome to McBlogger! Sorry you have to work for such a douche.

Some highlights...

Q: Are you for or against the Trans-Texas Corridor, and why?

Gilbert: One of the main issues that started this race for me was the Trans-Texas Corridor. I have been studying it for a couple of years. I am definitely against the corridor. It will eventually take over 1 million acres of prime agricultural land in Texas and turn it over to a Spanish company. This company will construct over 4,000 miles of toll roads and rail, dissecting Texas into fragments. It will destroy rural Texas as we know it, and displace hundreds of thousands of Texans from their farms and homes. It will go down as the largest eminent domain project in the history of the United States if it allowed to continue. I pledge to the people of Texas to do everything in my power to stop this huge Texas land grab.

My opponent helped to create most of the legislation concerning the Trans-Texas Corridor, and in the last session, authored SB2702 that will allow TxDOT to toll existing roadways. Clearly, he cares little for private property rights. He has also authored legislation giving the state the right to move water from one part of the state to wherever they deem necessary. Inside the corridors will be large water transmission lines capable of transporting water throughout and outside of Texas. With Mexico needing water for irrigation (NAFTA) and the U.S. always needing oil, is there much question where our water may be going? This is politics that goes directly against Texas agriculture, and I plan to put a stop to it.

Staples: I am not a proponent of the TTC in its current form. As Ag Commissioner, I will fight for needed changes to ensure private property owners’ rights are a priority in Texas; and I am honored to be endorsed by champions of private property owner rights such as the Texas Farm Bureau and Texas Cattle Raisers. I will work to find rural and urban solutions to our state’s mobility crisis which are respectful of property rights.

Gee, Flip-Flop... you liked it so much you voted for it every time it came up. Yet now, you claim not to be a proponent of it when it's obvious that people hate it. So which is it? If you had problems with it, why'd you support it? Flip-Flop, Flip-Flop. Hank say's you're just pandering. I'm inclined to agree.

I'm posting the rest of the article in the supersize... it's well worth the read.

Ag commissioner candidates share ideas on key issues
From staff Reports

Republican candidate Todd Staples

Democratic candidate Hank Gilbert

OCT. 26, 2006 – The 2006 General Election ballot in Texas will host a great list of candidates for jobs ranging from governor to county judges. One section on the ballot, of keen interest to Texas agricultural producers, is the one for Commissioner of Agriculture.

The elected commissioner will, for four years, lead the Texas Department of Agriculture, a state agency established by the Texas Legislature in 1907. TDA enforces all agricultural laws in the state, such as animal quarantine, food inspection, disease and pest control (including pesticide safety), and promoting exports, according to the Texas Politics website. The agency also oversees many programs, in divisions of communications (such as the Hay Hotline), governmental affairs (such as Livestock Assistance Grant Program), marketing and promotion (such as GO TEXAN), food and nutrition (including school breakfast program), pesticide (applicator licenses), regulatory (ranging from organic producer to seed labs to rose grader), and rural economic development (such as the biofuel incentive program).

The newly-elected commissioner will take office Jan. 1, 2007, and will replace Susan Combs, who served as Texas Commissioner of Agriculture for the maximum two terms.

Three candidates for Commissioner of Agriculture are on the 2006 General Election ballot:

• Democratic candidate Hank Gilbert, a 47-year-old self-employed rancher and former high school agriculture teacher, from Whitehouse;

• Independent candidate Clay Woolam, a 21-year-old student from Richardson; and

• Republican candidate Todd Staples, a 43-year-old small businessman and rancher from Palestine. Staples is also currently a state senator in District 3.

(More information about each candidate can be found on their website, or from their party’s website.)

In an effort to provide Country World readers with a little window into the ag candidates’ ideas on some key issues, Country World provided a short questionnaire to each, and two responded. Following are the questions, and the responses from Hank Gilbert and Todd Staples.

Q: Are you for or against the Trans-Texas Corridor, and why?

Gilbert: One of the main issues that started this race for me was the Trans-Texas Corridor. I have been studying it for a couple of years. I am definitely against the corridor. It will eventually take over 1 million acres of prime agricultural land in Texas and turn it over to a Spanish company. This company will construct over 4,000 miles of toll roads and rail, dissecting Texas into fragments. It will destroy rural Texas as we know it, and displace hundreds of thousands of Texans from their farms and homes. It will go down as the largest eminent domain project in the history of the United States if it allowed to continue. I pledge to the people of Texas to do everything in my power to stop this huge Texas land grab.

My opponent helped to create most of the legislation concerning the Trans-Texas Corridor, and in the last session, authored SB2702 that will allow TxDOT to toll existing roadways. Clearly, he cares little for private property rights. He has also authored legislation giving the state the right to move water from one part of the state to wherever they deem necessary. Inside the corridors will be large water transmission lines capable of transporting water throughout and outside of Texas. With Mexico needing water for irrigation (NAFTA) and the U.S. always needing oil, is there much question where our water may be going? This is politics that goes directly against Texas agriculture, and I plan to put a stop to it.

Staples: I am not a proponent of the TTC in its current form. As Ag Commissioner, I will fight for needed changes to ensure private property owners’ rights are a priority in Texas; and I am honored to be endorsed by champions of private property owner rights such as the Texas Farm Bureau and Texas Cattle Raisers. I will work to find rural and urban solutions to our state’s mobility crisis which are respectful of property rights.

Below are statements from the Farm Bureau and Cattle Raisers on this issue:

“When we brought our concerns about the TTC to Sen. Todd Staples, he not only listened, he went to work and spearheaded legislation to protect private property owners’ rights. That is why the Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND asked him to run for Commissioner of Agriculture. He fought for land owners in the senate and he will fight for us all as Commissioner of Agriculture.” - Kenneth Dierschke, president of AGFUND and Texas Farm Bureau

“In the Texas Senate, ranchers and landowners needed a trusted friend to carry legislation to protect their interests regarding the TTC. We found that champion in Sen. Todd Staples. He listened to our concerns and acted quickly to tackle many of the concerns of private property owners. Todd Staples is needed as Commissioner of Agriculture to carry on the fight.” - C.R. “Dick” Sherron, M.D., president, Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association

Q: The draft State Water Plan will be presented to the Texas Water Development Board in November for approval. What do you see as the biggest challenge(s) regarding ensuring an adequate water supply for all Texans in the next 50 years?

Gilbert: The biggest challenge apparently is enforcing water conservation policies that we have on the books. Every day we have large water users that do not conform to our laws, yet nobody is holding them accountable. Manufacturers, industry, oil companies are using large amounts of water each day, then pumping the contaminated water back into the ground and/or releasing it untreated into our rivers and streams. This not only wastes valuable water, but it contaminates future water supplies. In the midst of the driest year on record, we cannot allow private estate owners to use 3 or 4 million gallons of water per month to water their lawns. This type of behavior is irresponsible.

We have to look at other alternatives. Desalination plants need to be constructed along our coastline to convert brackish waters of the Gulf into potable water. We need to look into creative ways of capturing overhead waters without damaging our lakes and rivers. All of these projects are doable and economical. The only way they can be accomplished, however, is to remove some politicians and the political barriers. In these desperate times, common sense and creative thinking are in greater need than politics and political posturing.

Staples: Texas is a big state, big enough to develop win-win solutions to our water challenges without pitting one region of Texas against another. As our population doubles, we must develop new water resources through conservation, desalination of brackish groundwater, and other ecologically sound measures.

Without an ample supply, agriculture producers will not be able to lead the nation in many areas of production and our consumers will not have an available and affordable food supply.

Our state must continue to invest in hydrological research and consider a low-cost revolving loan fund to assist communities with anticipated infrastructure costs.

Texas must also continue the regional water planning group process to ensure local water leaders spearhead the water planning effort that has been tremendously successful.

Q: What are your thoughts on the issues of illegal immigration and the guest worker program in regards to how it affects farmers and ag-related businesses in need of workers?

Gilbert: First and foremost, people in this country without proper documentation are here illegally, and should be returned home. The laws of our country govern that. Furthermore, employers that are working these people illegally should also be dealt with in accordance to our laws. One cannot happen fairly without the other.

Having said that, nationally, 45 percent of all farm labor is migrant labor. In Texas, that number is closer to 65 percent. If all of these people are sent home, the hardest hit industry in this country will be agriculture. Can we survive … I don’t know. The Hispanic population accounts for about 11 to 12 million of the projected 35 million illegal immigrants in our country. There are a lot more to send home to other countries if we chose to send them all home. Can we physically do this? Personally, I don’t think so. We can’t seem to find one man hiding in a country a lot smaller than ours, so how can we expect to find 35 million people in ours.

Staples: We need a zero tolerance policy to illegal immigration and a secure the border first approach. Our country must develop a LEGAL process of immigration and an agricultural guest worker program which has the necessary checks and balances to ensure that immigration policy has clear requirements, guidelines and penalties. Today’s confusing and convoluted system encourages illegal immigration and this must be stopped at our borders and in our policies. I believe we must secure our borders and end illegal immigration, and oppose amnesty.

Q: Some Texans are voluntarily registering their premises within the state’s portion of the National Animal Identification System, but not all livestock and poultry owners are on-board with the plan. Would you encourage Texans to participate in NAIS? If yes, why; and if no, why?

Gilbert: Not only would I not recommend Texans to participate in the NAIS, when elected, I plan to file an injunction in federal court excluding Texas from participating in the NAIS as it currently exists. This plan was flawed from the beginning. When the “Big 3” meat packers sponsor the federal legislation, that should tell you something. By eventually making this program mandatory, it will force small beef cattle producers out of business, therefore giving the large meat packers complete control of the live cattle industry.

Texas is the largest beef-producing state in the country, with 70 percent of that beef being produced by individuals owning less than 50 head of cows. With the economic restraints placed upon these producers to implement this program, it will put many of them out of business. The local auction barns around the state don’t want it either.

The trace-back mechanism in this program is no better than what we have with the current brucellosis program or the “brand law” already in place. Everything goes back to producer’s records.

I am in favor of voluntary programs that will benefit our producers economically, and intend to create some of those types of programs after elected for various phases of the agricultural industry. Mandatory programs never benefit anyone except the last link of the chain, not the producer. The current agriculture commissioner and my opponent support this legislation. Once again, politics over common sense, and the losers are the rest of us.

Staples: I oppose mandatory NAIS, and instead support a true voluntary program that allows for rapid trace back for animal diseases to ensure we maintain an open market for Texas animal products here and abroad. I also support strict inspection at our processing facilities. Texas must take a cooperative approach among producers to develop a reasonable program to ensure we have safe, reliable and disease free products.

Q: What positive attributes will you bring to the office of Texas Agriculture Commissioner that your opponents cannot?

Gilbert: I bring practical and real-life experience in the field of agriculture. I have been involved in agriculture my entire life. Besides growing up in a cattle operation, I taught it in high school for 13 years, owned a livestock auction barn for several years, and continue to raise cattle with my wife and two sons.

I’m not a politician, but I know how to get things done. I bring common sense and practicality to this office, not politics. I plan to involve everyday agriculturalists in the planning of our state’s agriculture industry. I plan to form committees made up of individuals who making their living in that industry, to identify the problems within that industry, and to set goals for improvement. This country, and the world, depend upon Texas for abundant, safe food products. It will be my job to make sure that we can continue to live up to that commitment. Political obstacles like the Trans-Texas Corridor and the NAIS make that job very difficult, if not virtually impossible, to achieve. I will make it my goal to eliminate these obstacles, and to return Texas to the ranking of the No. 1 agriculture state in the nation.

Staples: I have a lifelong agricultural involvement operating a family cow/calf operation, serving as a former state vice president of Future Farmers of America, and earning an Agricultural Economics degree from Texas A&M. I have also endorsed by every major agricultural organization in Texas including Texas Farm Bureau, Texas Forestry Association, Texas Poultry Federation, and the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers. My public service career also includes service on my local city council, as a State Representative and I am currently serving as a State Senator.

I have also authored and been a key legislative leader in the Texas Legislature on property owner rights, agricultural issues, reforming our failed workers’ compensation system, providing sound water policy, strengthening our criminal justice system and ensuring every child in Texas has access to a quality education.

Most importantly, I am a person like yourself. My wife, Janet, and I have four children and are active in our church and with community service. Also, my father is still active on our family cow/calf operation. As I have done in the state legislature, I will approach every issue as Texas Commissioner of Agriculture with one question: “How will it affect our families?”

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Kay Granger presents a fucking insane gross recipe for margarita's

Here's her site as featured on part of CNN's thing on bad campaign websites which The Mayor posted about yesterday.

BEER IN A MARGARITA? Fucking gross. This is a recipe to make people throw up. Kay Granger, if she drinks this shit, is one nasty bitch. BTW, take a look at the photo they chose for the cover of her retard book. Solid gold comedy.

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Yeah. Popular like a bat to the head...

Quote of the week goes to the irredeemably stupid fuckwit from Williamson County, the Hon. Mike Krusee

toll roads are enormously popular

Don't even bother wasting your time telling Mike you feel about this or about 3588, the original TTC bill. Just take some time, wherever you are, to do what you can for Karen Felthauser.

(hat tip to EOW)

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Tactical nukes detonated in Iraq?

Take a look at this video and tell me at 3:56 that's not a low-yeild nuke.

In the supersize I'm posting another video, supposedly from a Marine with a closer view of the blast which rocked most of Baghdad on October 10th as Forward Operating Base Falcon's ammunition supplies were targeted and destroyed by insurgents (The Islamic Army in Iraq has claimed responsibility for the attack), along apparently with the base itself. Although initial reports put the death toll at 0 (which no one believed) there are new reports surfacing that casualties may have been 'covered up' and are in fact at least 300, possibly higher.

Why would DoD and the Administration cover this up? Simple... for the same reason Bush is saying we're going to get out of Iraq while privately delivering assuarances to the Iraqi's that it's all 'election year politics' and that we have no intention to pull out. They don't want to be devastated in the midterm elections now little more than a week away.

At this point I'm disinclined to believe the massive explosion was a tactical nuke detonation because the Marine video was shot fairly close by and the detonation of a nuclear bomb always generates an EMP pulse. While I can't say for sure how localized the effects of the EMP would have been from a small nuke, I think it probable that had the blast been nuclear it would have fried out the camera the Marine was using to video. Anyone have any ideas as to what it might have been? Anyone have any info on the propogation of EMP from smaller weapons?

Regardless, the fact remains that the attack on FOB Falcon was far more devastating than we were originally told.

UPDATE As The Mayor points out in the comments, the marine video is not of the attack at Falcon. It was footage from ANOTHER ammo dump fire in April. I'm leaving it up because it's kind of cool footage. However, it is not of the event on October 10th.

(Hat tip to Stephen Webster at The Gonzo Muckracker)

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October 26, 2006

I stand corrected

I had thought that Comptroller candidate Fred "Who let the dogs out" Head had the worst political website anywhere. But it turns out I hadn't seen nuthin' yet.

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34296 results found

Over the last few days, Busholini was on TV saying

We were never about staying the course

Ambushed by the reality-based world, his spokesman Tony Snowjob did have to concede that the Crawford Caligula had used the phrase a few times

A few times?

Here's a little game you can play: go to the White House website and run your own search on stay the course. How many is a few for you?

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F-list celebrities come out against stem-cell research

In response to the ad shot by Michael J. Fox supporting Missouri Senatorial candidate Claire McCaskill, anti-stem cell research folks have pinned their hopes and dreams... on a bunch of people Kathy Griffin wouldn't even acknowledge (seriously, that retard from Everybody Loves Raymond was the only one I recognized). This follows comments from the massive Rush Limbaugh, the Orson Welles-ian sized commentator who said that Fox was faking or exaggerating his symptoms. I'm posting the anti-stem cell ad in the supersize along with Fox's response to the whole thing. Now, enjoy the ad that started it all off and remember that decisions we make at the poll this year will have real world consequences for millions of Americans who need help.

(hat tip to SuperWow! and the gang at PinkDome)

Who the hell created this disjointed mess?

Now, Fox's response...

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Hank wins in Wichita Falls

Like the endorsement from the Round Rock Leader, it's a great endorsement for a Democrat to get in a deeply red area, Wichita Falls.

Agriculture commissioner: Hank Gilbert, an East Texas rancher who grew up learning the business. Like Susan Combs, Mr. Gilbert puts ag promotion and rural development at the top of his list of projects. Mr. Gilbert is a no-bull straight-shooter, something Austin needs.

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Flip-Flop Todd reaches a new level of lame

Flip-Flop's website went down on Wednesday because it exceeded it's bandwidth allocation.

Nothing lamer than a campaign site that goes offline less than two weeks before an election. Todd, could you suck more?

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October 25, 2006

NJ opens the door to equality for gays and lesbians

NJ's Supreme Court ruled that homosexual couples are entitled to the same rights as heterosexual couples but did not rule on a mandate for full marriage rights. The Court passed the responsibility back to the legislature in NJ and gave them 180 days to fix the situation either by allowing marriage or civil unions.

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Flip-Flop Todd and a Tale of the TTC

First, he loved the TTC and thought it was faboo. Now he claims he hates the TTC. Todd 'Flip-Flop' Staples has pulled out all the stops to pander to whoever will listen. In fact, the editorial boards of the Cox Newspaper's in Texas (Waco, Lufkin, Austin) all loved Todd so much they even lied for him saying that he was "against the TTC".

Which left us wondering if he was for it or against it when he sponsored it in the Senate? Was he for or against it when he voted for it? These august newspapers, of course, did not answer these questions. Neither does Flip-Flop Staples, the Flip-Floppinest Senator in the State of Texas.

The folks over at Don't Get Stapled have found a great press release from Flip-Flop's early days in the Senate (just a few short years ago. Which reminds me... Whitmire, when I told him that Staples' was the R running for Agriculture Commissioner said "That boy don't know enough". I kid. He actually said something much worse. Or he would have if I'd ever talked to him) that you should check out for some toll road comedy. It's as if Flip-Flop really thinks toll roads are some kind of new fangled invention.

Check out DGS and Flip-Flip's dumb press release. I gotta say, it's really impressive the way the stupid comes across. By the way, Flip-Flop (or a staffer... I know you guys read us), why don't you tell us all about your retard plan for corn ethanol. Or soya diesel. Here's a question for you, Flip-Flop: What resource does corn-based ethanol production waste in massive quantities? Which agricultural input is in really short supply in Texas?

Give up? I'll give you the answer after the jump. Flip-Flop, you do know biofuels have advanced since 1980, right?

It's water... but I know you probably guessed that already because people who read McBlogger are, by default, extremely smart.

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The difference between a timetable and a benchmark

"See, a timetable tells you what time the train is coming, see. Heh heh heh. And you sit on on the bench, while you're waiting, while you're waiting, for the train, see"

"And if something startles, that is, if there's any untowarderness while you're sitting on the Group W bench, then you might just leave a mark. Heh heh heh heh heh."

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...And Perry wants him to come?

This is pretty dumb. Bush is coming to Texas. He's going to CD22 (Fort Bend County) to hurt that stupid old woman's (what's her name? Shelly something or other? I don't usually remember the names of the insane) chances to beat one of the other write-in candidates on the ballot since they've given up all hope to defeat Lampson.

Then Bush is going to head to Dallas for a 'campaign event' with Governor Perry, the few remaining supporters in Dallas Metro they have, a ton of protestors and a few crickets who are trapped in Reunion. Honestly, I'm nervous about the two of them being at the same venue as that much negativity and unpopularity might create a black hole of suck that could consume most of downtown Dallas before it stops. If you're in Dallas I would stay away from this event... why risk being sucked in with two people that most of the country dislikes? And by 'dislikes' I mean 'fucking hates'.

Clinton is expected to campaign for Bell which is cool and all... except that I know, with absolute certainty that Fleetwood Mac will be played at the event. Which will automatically make it suck. Of course, it'll still be better than the R event. Bell may come across as a little boring at times but he's no Perry. Which makes him much more electable than Perry.

And it means people don't want to spit on him like they do Perry.

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On the damn call

I want a cigarette. Thanks to Mickeysoft NetMeeting, I'm stuck in front of the computer in my house. I don't smoke in mi casa because it's gross and makes everything smell like ass. I'd rather limit that assfunk/old smoke smell just to my car, know what I mean?

Anyhoo, Chimpy is giving a presser. About the changing strategy in Iraq. That's right, I wrote 'change' and 'Iraq' in the same sentence. You should understand it's historic because He Who Doesn't Look At Polls is making changes that happen to indicate that he does, in fact, look at polls. And knows he's about to get his butt stomped.

Will it be enough? At this late stage of the game, after so many bait and switch games, I'm going to guess probably not. You're about to get spanked, dipshit.

He's just admitted there have been mistakes in the Iraq war to which I would like to say, "No shit. You invaded them in the first place, fuckwit". And with that bit of clever I must leave... my VPN has already crashed twice and I'm a little behind on my super fun conf call (which is neither 'super' nor 'fun')/

That's how much I love you. Bringing you the news even when my boss is making me listen to him.

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A little lesson for you youngsters out there

This is why you don't send out press releases while you're drunk.

Who's the world's fastest BlackBerry typist? ABC World News Webcast is going to find out on Wednesday, October 25.

With 1.5 million downloads a day, this global daily newscast is going to feature Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate from Texas, Barbara Ann Radnofsky, as she competes against veteran ABC political editor Mark Halperin to see who's got the world's fastest BlackBerry digits.

The Radnofsky campaign contacted ABC and said that not only was Barbara Ann the fastest BlackBerry typist in the world, but that we'd love to prove it on TV pitted against the best they had to offer.

ABC webcast producers Tom Johnson and Nick Schifrin loved the idea and immediately got the gears turning on the world's first BlackBerry type-off. The Radnofsky campaign, cameras rolling, received the challenge text via fax, and placed the paper in front of Barbara Ann, who then proceeded to type it out. You'll have to tune in to see her winning time and to hear her message for opponent Kay Bailey Hutchison, as well as to find out the name of the first world BlackBerry typing champ.

Speaking of BAR's message--- Shudder.

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October 24, 2006

Tragically hip

Remember when Dennis Hopper was cool?

Yeah, my memory's not that good either.

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Calculating Suck

Have you ever heard yourself say "I don't know much about art, but I know this sucks!"? Have you then been called a douche by your friends who actually paid attention in art history? Because you didn't 'get' the esoteric piece of trash they are admiring?

Now you can purchase a device to back up your claim and show your arty friends that THEY don't know a damn thing about art or technology.

This the Art-O-Meter. It's a device that, when placed under an installation, will track the number of people who actually stop to look at the miasma as well as how long they remained to contemplate what should be in a dumpster. Obviously, it would also make an exception stupid people tracker if it could be tied into a facial ID data base.

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Horses for Radnofsky

Now only if they could vote.

Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate Barbara Ann Radnofsky received the endorsement of the International Fund for Horses. Vivian Farrell, president of the fund, declared support after Radnofsky announced her opposition to horse slaughter.

Two of the three horse slaughter plants operating in this country are in Texas. Polls show that a majority of Texans are firmly against horse slaughter and support federal legislation amending the Horse Protection Act to make horse slaughter and export illegal. H.R 503 passed the U. S. House of Representatives 263-146 and is now awaiting a vote in the Senate.

Radnofsky said, "I absolutely support the bill. I call on my opponent to denounce the over-breeding fueling the market for slaughtered horsemeat."

Such silliness.

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Olbermann nails GOP on use of Bin Laden in ad

Yet again, The Keith rocks! Check out the video here at Crooks and Liars.

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Just out of curiosity...

Am I the only one that thinks the Discover Card ad with the scissors jumping around on the street cutting up credit cards is a little creepy? Especially the part where the baby throws a credit card to one? Still don't know what I'm talking about? Does this ring a bell?

What happens if the scissors get a little overeager and decide to clip a finger or two? What happens when they turn on the humans? It could happen, you know, when we run out of credit cards to feed their insatiable need to clip. Will they then turn on people close to the ground like the woman lying there innocently?

I'm overthinking this, right?

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October 23, 2006

Bill Welch – not so compassionate conservative

GOP politicians are always flapping their lips about supporting small business and having charities take over government social services. Well, Bill Welch, the “me generation” party candidate for state rep in district 47 showed his disregard for these groups at a recent community event.

Groups and individuals put up booths to sell food for either their livelihood or collect charity for worthy causes. Mr. Welch gave his love by setting up tents and giving away barbeque – for free. You can imagine the consternation of the people who count on these events to make ends meet or give to those in need.

Hey Bill, it’s called community. Something the “ownership society” party has forgotten.
But hey, he’s wants to lower your taxes. What a swell guy.

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The shape of things to come?

Soon-to-be ex-congressperson Katherine Harris gives a glimpse of enhancments to come...

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And here I thought the Statesman was the worst paper in Austin

Not so much. The worst paper in Austin is here. The Daily Texan has endorsed not only Matzo but has also sung the praises of Todd 'Flip-Flop' Staples.

Yes, Todd of the Big Head.

Forget the Matzo endorsement... it's retarded more than anything. The endorsement of Staples is the real comedy. I know the kids are busy these days but really, did they actually do any research?

Not only is the current state senator an experienced politician, he is the kind of moderate conservative who can serve both the private and the public sectors equally.

A supporter of fair trade, alternative fuel sources and quality nutritional programs in schools, we believe Staples can stand by his promise “to represent the interests of farmers and ranchers, consumers and processors” in Texas.

Staples is also against the Trans-Texas Corridor project and would like to see a voluntary program for animal identification.

While in the Lege, Flip-Flop Todd also voted FOR a mandatory animal ID program TWICE. Now that the public is pissed about it, he says he's for a voluntary program.

I guess TDT was too busy writing their endorsement to admit they made a mistake. They are right that Hank is a novice politician though they are really far off the mark when it comes to Hank's very detailed plans regarding the commission and especially, as part of this year's big issue, drought relief. You'll have to pick up a copy of The Texas Observer to see that.

After years of seasoned, polished politicians using and abusing this office, it's time for a real Texan who actually knows how to make Texas Agriculture great again. That man is Hank Gilbert but you'd have to talk to the UDems about that... not so much the clueless staff at The Daily Texan.

I can understand the Cox newspapers in Texas letting Staples lie his way out of trouble. They are, after all, mouthpieces of the Cox publisher's, not so much the actual editorial boards. The Daily Texan staff has no excuse for their intellectual laziness.

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